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Joe Phelan is an award winning journalist who makes photos and videos around the capital area for the the Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel and the other Masthead Maine publications. Joe’s first journalism job was as a kid delivering his hometown newspaper, The Blade, in the suburbs of Toledo, Ohio. Then he worked as reporter and editor for the school newspapers in high school and college and started taking pictures to go with his stories for a local running magazine. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a journalism degree. Before getting hired by MaineToday Media he did a photojournalism internship at the The Plain Dealer and worked as an Associated Press stringer in Cleveland.

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  • Published
    September 2, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Rainy ride

    Oliver Gadebirk-St. Pierre, 14 months, gets pushed by his mother, Sine Gadebirk-St. Pierre, in the rain today in Hallowell.

  • Published
    September 1, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Holiday at the Capitol

    Charlie Conley, left, of Waterville, chats with U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud during the annual Central Maine Labor Council Annual Labor Day Picnic on Sunday at Capitol Park in Augusta.

  • Published
    August 27, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Norcross Point swan song

    Robert Simons, left, and Renee Goodwin perform in the gazebo at Norcross Poin on Sunday in Winthrop.

  • Published
    August 25, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Belgrade island keepers

    Bill Meyer, top, and Winter Webb clean up and weed a traffic island on Friday in Belgrade Lakes.

  • Published
    August 25, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Post modern art

    Bob Eldridge paints a sign post on Friday at College Carryout on Mount Vernon Avenue in Augusta.

  • Published
    August 25, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Belgrade Central School preparations

    Building caretaker Dan Wilson paints the curb in front of Belgrade Central School on Friday as the school prepares for the return of students in Belgrade.

  • Published
    August 24, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Gardiner Area High School laptops

    Melissa Gregoire puts an Apple MacBook Air into a carrying case on Wednesday at Gardiner Area High School in Gardiner.

  • Published
    August 3, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: AugustaFest

    People look over a row of antique cars parked along Water Street today during AugustaFest 2013 in downtown Augusta.

  • Published
    August 2, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Poodle cut

    Patrick Lomantini, a hair stylist from Witchita, Kansas, cuts Marguerite Stockford’s hair on Thursday at Capillo Institute in Augusta, on the first day of the third annual BarkAid 50 State Tour.

  • Published
    August 2, 2013

    SNAPSHOT: Capital Y Tri

    Curtis Coleman rolls cones into position today as the crew from All Sports Events sets up the transition and finish area for the Capital Y Tri , between the Kennebec Valley YMCA and the State House in Augusta.